Infectious Diseases News

Davos Booster for $18 Billion Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria A global health fund has raised a third of the $18 billion it says is needed to reverse setbacks caused by the coronavirus pandemic and combat AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.
Reuters Health Information, May 24, 2022
With COVID, 2020 Was 'Lost Year' in Fight Against HIV Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 was likely a "lost year" in the public health battle against the long-lasting HIV epidemic in the US, a public health official says.
WebMD Health News, May 25, 2022
It Took 35 Years to Get a Malaria Vaccine. Why? The parasite's complex biology played a role in the delay, but experts say there was also a lack of urgency and funding.
Undark, May 25, 2022
Pandemic-Weary Americans Plan for Summer Despite COVID Surge A COVID-19 surge is underway that is starting to cause disruptions as the school year wraps up and Americans prepare for summer vacations.
Associated Press, May 25, 2022
Researchers Find a Pathway to Prevent COVID Infection A mechanism that blocks the virus' spike protein from interacting with the surface of a cell could enable the development of a therapy that would eradicate the virus in the event of exposure.
Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2022
CDC: Prescribe COVID Treatment Paxlovid Despite 'Rebound' Illness The CDC recommends the oral drug for early-stage treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 among people at high risk for progression to severe disease.
Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2022
Wild Meat Markets Pose Disease Risk to People, Laos Study Finds Zoonotic diseases can spill over to people from markets selling infected wild animal meat. Can we prevent these?
Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2022
FDA Approval for Molluscum Treatment Delayed The company continues to work with the FDA to bring VP-102 to the market as soon as possible.
Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2022
Taiwan Kept COVID Below 15,000 Cases for All 2021. Now It Has 80,000 a Day, Testing Its 'New Model' Billed a COVID-19 success story as its economy boomed through the pandemic, Taiwan is now battling a record wave of infections as it eases restrictions that had kept outbreaks at bay to start life with the virus.
Reuters Health Information, May 24, 2022
Germany's Vaccine Panel Says One COVID Shot Enough for Children Germany's vaccine advisory panel on Tuesday said one COVID-19 shot was enough for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds because most of them had already undergone an infection, maintaining its cautious approach.
Reuters Health Information, May 24, 2022
DDW 2022 Videos May Not Increase Vaccinations in IBD Video messaging did not increase the percentage of people with IBD who got influenza vaccinations in a randomized trial.
Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2022
FDA Chief to Detail Delays Inspecting Baby Formula Plant Califf gives the first detailed account of why it took his agency months to inspect the plant after first learning of potential problems last fall.
Associated Press, May 25, 2022
Most COVID Long-Haulers Suffer Fallout for More Than a Year Most patients with long COVID continue to experience debilitating neurologic symptoms more than a year after infection, and surprisingly develop new symptoms that didn’t exist before.
Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2022
Physicians Divided on Abortion, LGTBQ+ Rights: Survey Like other Americans, physicians' views on the major social issues of the day are more nuanced than it sometimes appears, according to a new survey.
Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2022
Man Pleads Guilty to Making Death Threats Against Fauci The man, who is facing up to 10 years in prison, also threatened former NIH Director Francis Collins and state health officials.
Medscape Medical News, May 24, 2022
Small Study Finds No Obvious Physical Causes for Long COVID However, experts caution against thinking of long COVID as having only subjective criteria and point out study limitations. Larger trials over time are necessary to get a true picture, they say.
Medscape Medical News, May 24, 2022
New Data Shed Light on Neuropathogenesis of COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 viral antigens may contribute to central nervous system (CNS) immune responses without direct viral invasion of the CNS, new data suggest.
Reuters Health Information, May 23, 2022
Children and COVID: Weekly Cases Keep Rising Past 100,000 New cases were up by 14.6% over the previous week to just over 107,000 reported during May 13–16.
Medscape Medical News, May 24, 2022
US Releasing Monkeypox Vaccine From National Stockpile 'Right now, we have over 1000 doses of that available. We expect that level to ramp up very quickly in the coming weeks as the company provides more doses to us,' said the CDC's Jennifer McQuiston.
WebMD Health News, May 24, 2022
WHO Says No Evidence Monkeypox Virus Has Mutated The World Health Organization does not have evidence that the monkeypox virus has mutated, a senior executive at the UN agency said on Monday, noting the infectious disease that has been endemic in west and central Africa has tended not to change.
Reuters Health Information, May 23, 2022

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